Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-09
attorney Of his county ever since the

attorney OF his county ever SINCE the
war;
He is the author OF several works,
especially OF one OF the most remarka-
bic books-"Th Lost Principle ~
that has ever appeared on the govern
ment and polity OF the United States.
He was the first captain OF the ia
nous Black-Horse Cavalry and was
gallant officer with Mosby, whose
biography he has written.
He is gentleman Of dignified bear
ing, and Of fine manners and address (;
and is one OF the most popular men in
his county.
This is one OF the officers whom
Judge Bond has selected to punish rs
warning to all others who presume TO
obey the laws and commands Of their
sovereign State. Along with full
share OF the talent he has also full
share of the nerve OF his family and
Virginia may rest assured that he will
uphold her honor and dignity.
Personal.
Mr.. Charles V. Meredith has been Sc
cured as counsel for the Attorney-Gen-
eral. and with that great diligence which
distinguishes him no less than does his
clear-beaded ability, last night went to
work in examination OF the case.
Mr.. McCabe will not be brought TO
Richmond, but unless he pays up and
dismisses all his cases he will be COM
mitted to deputy marshals custody or
70 IOudOun- county iail
Colonel w. w. Gordon was at court
yesterday with the Attorney-General,
and would have been there the day be-
fore but for unavoidable absence from
the city.
Judge Hughes left yesterday after
noon on the $50 train for Abingdon.
Judge Bond was still in the city yes
terday evening. He was the guest of
M. +. Peasants, Esq, Clerk OF the
United States Court.
Mr.. Gleaves, the attorney for the
Commonwealth for Wythe county, who
was represented before Judge Bond by
Hon. John S. Wise. is Republican.
Deputy United States Marshal will
leave here for Loudon county to-day to
serve upon Commonweslth's-Attorney
McCabe the order in relation to him
made yesterday by Judge Bond.
McCabe is fined Sl00 and costs, &c,
What Is the "CoupOn-Crusher
1t was an act OF the last session Of
the General Assembly compelling per-
sons who had rendered coupons for
taxes to come into court and prove their
genuineness.
1t was q stringent law, and If it
could have gone into operation would
have caused pretty effectually cessa-
ton of the use of these cut-worms "
Of the Treasury, as Judge Hughes has
very aptly termed Virginia tax-receiva-
bic coupons.
The bondholders, realizing that for
"the crusher" to become operative
would destroy the market for their cou-
pons, went into court and got from
Judge Bond an injunction, in effect,
prohibiting all the officers of the Com
monwealth from proceeding to execute
the law. The Attorney-General moved
to dissolve the injunctiOns but instead
of doing that Judge Bond made the in
functions perpetual.
Those who had gone on in the dis
charge of their duty as required by this
Virginia law were ruled for contempt.
Two Of them are now in Jail, and the
Mr.. McCabe soon will be, while
fourth (Mr. Gleaves) has been exceed
inply fortunate in having bis case con-
iinued until the oath. On that day
Judge Hughes will probably be hold
ing court and the respondent may es-
cape easier than did the other three.
He, however, stands in identically the
same category, for however informally
the notice may have been served upon
him he could not deny-HOn. John 5.
Wise, his counsel, admitted-that he
knew Of the existence Of the injunction,
under which circumstances Judge
Bond held that a panty disobeying the
order was as much in contempt OF
court as if lie had been served with no.
tice 10y the Marshal.
The gentlemen adjudgcd guilty Of
contempt, having refused to pay the
fines imposed and having actually gone
to jail, will now apply to one OF the
Judges of the United States Supreme
Count for a writ of ha6eas corpus.
They expect to get it, and moreover,
they hope that the court will rule that
in all his doiDes against "the coupon
crusher" Judge Bond was wholly with
ont jurisdiction. On the other hand,
Judge Bond intimated yesterday
that it was very unlikely the prisoners
would succeed in their undertaking.
Judge Hughes, too, is said to be of
opinion that an appeal cannot be Sc
cured in this way, or, indeed, ii any
way.